About hiking in Forsyth County

Forsyth County, North Carolina has 42 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 70.8 miles, an average of 1.7 miles each. The longest is Salem Creek Greenway, at 14.2 miles. 2 run 5 miles or longer.

What the hiking trails in Forsyth County are like

By length, 24 are under a mile, 16 run 1 to 5 miles, and 2 are 5 miles or longer. 4 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is North Central Trails, at 4.5 miles.

Of the 25 with a difficulty rating, 23 easy and 2 moderate. Of the 42 with measured elevation, Mountains-to-Sea Trail: Segment 8 climbs the most, about 4,205 ft.

All 42 hiking trails, longest first

Salem Creek GreenwayHike14.2 mi Mountains-to-Sea Trail: Segment 8Hike7.5 mi Long Branch TrailHike4.7 mi North Central TrailsHikeMTB4.5 mi Red Multi-Use TrailHike3.9 mi Multi-use TrailHikeMTB3.6 mi Silas Creek GreenwayHikeMTB2.7 mi River TrailHikeMTB2.7 mi Bethabara GreenwayHikeMTB2.6 mi Beeson State Cross Country CourseHike2.2 mi Cedar Trail GreenwayHike1.9 mi Northwest TrailsHikeMTB1.7 mi Northeast TrailsHikeMTB1.6 mi Waughton Connector GreenwayHike1.6 mi Black Walnut Bottoms TrailHike1.4 mi Kerner Mill GreenwayHikeMTB1.2 mi Newell/Massey GreenwayHikeMTB1.1 mi North LoopHike1.0 mi Perimeter TrailHike1.0 mi South LoopHike0.9 mi Reuter Survey TrailHike0.9 mi Gateway Commons GreenwayHikeMTB0.9 mi Stuart and Emma Thomas Memorial TrailHike0.8 mi Community Prayer TrailHike0.8 mi Little Walden Nature TrailHike0.6 mi Hart TrailHike0.6 mi Orchard TrailHike0.5 mi Woodland TrailHike0.4 mi Bowen Branch GreenwayHikeMTB0.3 mi Butterfly BoulevardHikeMTB0.3 mi walking circleHike0.3 mi Mill Creek TrailHike0.3 mi Old Salem Creek GreenwayHikeMTB0.3 mi Wood Duck WayHike0.3 mi North Wetlands TrailHike0.3 mi Graveyard Hill TrailHike0.3 mi Millrace TrailHike0.2 mi Upland Field Loop TrailHike0.2 mi Reynolda Birding TrailHike0.2 mi South Wetland TrailHike0.1 mi Heron WayHikeMTB0.1 mi God's Acre Cemetery TrailHike0.1 mi

← All Forsyth County trails

Trail geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL. Elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Compiled and published by Trailmonger · trail data last rebuilt October 4, 2026.